THANK YOU to all our Teams, Judges, Coaches, Professors, Students, Alumni, Supporters, and Friends who joined us May 20th, 2022!
Congratulations to all the teams for their tremendous hard work! We love to see their passion and your encouragement for their entrepreneurial journey.
Based on the scores of our Finals Judges, we are proud to announce our Grand Prize Winner as well as the teams receiving Special Recognition Awards.
Grand Prize Winner
Sponsored by the Herbert B. Jones Foundation
$10,000
Ellebit
Anna Del Toro, LEMBA ’20
2nd Place Prize
Sponsored by John Meisenbach
$5,000
45th Street Seating
Blake Garfield, LEMBA ’22 and Krystal Garfield, PMBA `22
3rd Place Prize
In Memory of Don Leuthold
$3,000
Lynk
Jaidev Vella, Business Management ’22 and Joseph "JP" Newmann, Interdisciplinary Studies ’22
4th Place Prize
Sponsored by Friends of the IEC
$2,000
Loqui
Anthony Ansay, Sanjana Satheesh, Melissa Kallander, and Kenny He, all Bridge MBA ‘22
Special Recognition Award Winners
The John Castle Award
Sponsored by Jeff Widmyer and Friends of John Castle, in his memory ($2,000)
Outplayed Gaming
Kevin Hernon, Bridge MBA ‘22, Alvaro Vazquez, BABA ‘22, Emma Tamura, Bridge MBA ‘22, Jessica Berlin, Bridge MBA ‘22, and Ahmed Ugas, Bridge MBA ‘22
Social Innovation Award
Sponsored by Elaine Baylor ($1,000)
Inspire Kids Early Learning
Preeti Suryakumar, PMBA ‘22, Ananya Jauhari, MS Finance ‘22 and Nasteha Muse, MBA ‘20
Pitch Judges Award
Sponsored by Kurt Wedgwood ($500)
tech4REFUGEES
Afrikaan Sahra, Computer Science ‘22
Tradeshow Judge Award
Sponsored by Friends of the IEC ($250)
Sanima Millk
Chris Dempewolf, LEMBA ‘22
Audience Choice Award
Sponsored by Friends of the IEC ($250)
Spin Doctor
Siddarth Bhagwat, MBA '21 and Casey Gould, MBA ‘22
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